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popcorn and painting

Family Popcorn & Painting

Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Waverly Branch

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Family
Library Branch: Waverly Branch
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:
Enjoy a creative family afternoon painting adorable koalas while snacking on popcorn!
hands holding a purple ribbon with library logo and Desert Rose log

Domestic Violence Education Presentation with Desert Rose

Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room at Monrovia Branch

Program Type:

Health & Wellness, Lecture

Age Group:

Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Monrovia Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Lecture
Event Details:

Carly Stock, Community Outreach Coordinator for Desert Rose, will be at the library to raise awareness about domestic violence. Carly's presentation will cover what domestic violence looks like, how you can help, and what Desert Rose does.

Flyer for a 12 week artist workshop open to adults ages 55 and older.

Weaving Memory: Artist Bookmaking and Collective Voices

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Children's Program Room at Main Library (Martinsville)

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Workshop

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Main Library (Martinsville)
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Workshop
Event Details:
Weave your memories into a work of art in this 12 class workshop series!
paint your own book bag

Paint Your Own Book Bag

Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Waverly Branch

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Everyone
Library Branch: Waverly Branch
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:
Always needing a bag for your books?  Enjoy a family activity painting your own book bag to carry your library books (and other things) in!
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Craft Swap

Saturday, April 18, 2026 at 10:00am - 4:30pm
Large Meeting Space at Main Library (Martinsville)

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Everyone
Library Branch: Main Library (Martinsville)
Room: Large Meeting Space
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:
Anyone interested in free craft supplies is welcome to come browse the huge selection of items that have been donated.
Family Movie Night

Family Movie Night: The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)

Saturday, April 18, 2026 at 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Waverly Branch

Program Type:

Movie

Age Group:

Family
Library Branch: Waverly Branch
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Movie
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join us for a fun Family After Hours evening with a tasty hot dog dinner, a screening of The Spongebob Squarepants Movie (2004), games, and prizes!
Flyer for a 12 week artist workshop open to adults ages 55 and older.

Weaving Memory: Artist Bookmaking and Collective Voices

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Children's Program Room at Main Library (Martinsville)

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Workshop

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Main Library (Martinsville)
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Workshop
Event Details:
Weave your memories into a work of art in this 12 class workshop series!
kitten shower

Kitten Shower

Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room at Waverly Branch

Program Type:

Other

Age Group:

Everyone
Library Branch: Waverly Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Other
Event Details:
Spring is here, and that means more kittens in need of loving homes! Celebrate with us at our Kitten Shower, where all the adorable kittens will be available for adoption. We'll play games and make some toys for our furry friends!
Information about the program on a background containing four sample junk journal pages

Make Your Own Junk Journal

Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Children's Program Room at Main Library (Martinsville)

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Main Library (Martinsville)
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:
Come to the library and make a junk journal with us! Part scrapbook, part collage, part zine, and all fun! We will provide a journal for you to use as well as some basic craft supplies.
pizza and painting

Pizza & Painting

Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Waverly Branch

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Waverly Branch
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join us at our After Hours Painting program for teens and adults, where you’ll enjoy pizza and create a beautiful scene of April flowers in the rain.
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Preschool Storytime

1:30pm–2:30pm
Children, Family
Monrovia Branch
Library Branch: Monrovia Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Family
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

The same Storytime fun, but with a Summer Reading twist! Join Ms. Elizabeth & Ms. Kathy for stories, crafts, games, songs and more. Can't make it at 1:30? Catch the morning group at 10:30!

Tween Wednesdays

4:00pm–5:00pm
Main Library (Martinsville)
Library Branch: Main Library (Martinsville)
Room: Children's Program Room
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM, Other
Event Details:

Join us for crafts, games, snacks, and much more.  This program is for kids ages 9-12. 

Jr. Book Club

4:30pm–5:30pm
Children, Tweens
Monrovia Branch
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Monrovia Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Do you have 9-12 year old (maybe a little older or a little younger, you know your kiddos better than we do) who loves a good book?  Do they want to talk to other kids who love a good book?

Other Lands

4:00pm–6:00pm
Tweens, Teens, Adults
Waverly Branch
Library Branch: Waverly Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:
Explore Other Lands in this Dungeons and Dragons style role-playing adventure. Beginners welcome!

Afternoon Adventures

4:30pm–5:15pm
Children
Main Library (Martinsville)
Library Branch: Main Library (Martinsville)
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Event Details:

It's a Storytime for the school age crowd!  Join us for an afternoon story and a craft or STEAM project.  For kids in grades K-3.  Children under age 7 will need an adult helper. 

Sew What?! Fiber Group

6:30pm–8:00pm
Adults
Waverly Branch
Library Branch: Waverly Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Bring your current fiber project and join us for the monthly meeting of Sew What!

Tiny Tots: Storytime for Toddlers & Babies

10:30am–11:00am
Babies & Toddlers
Monrovia Branch
Library Branch: Monrovia Branch
Room: Play Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Tiny Tots is a storytime for our youngest patrons and their caregivers. This fast paced, early literacy focused, program is a perfect introduction to library storytimes.

Toddler Time

10:30am–11:00am
Babies & Toddlers
Main Library (Martinsville)
Library Branch: Main Library (Martinsville)
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

It's a storytime for our littlest patrons!  This program is best suited for children ages 1-2 years and their caregivers. Siblings outside the age range for the program welcome!

Character Creation

2:00pm–4:00pm
Teens, Adults
Monrovia Branch
Library Branch: Monrovia Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Event Details:

For beginners and old hands alike! Come hang out with H.T. Martineau, author of the Tales of Ambergrove books, to learn how to make a Dungeons and Dragons character AND what cool new things Ambergrove brings to D&D!

Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Babies & Toddlers
Main Library (Martinsville)
Library Branch: Main Library (Martinsville)
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, crafts, and much more!  This program is best suited for children ages 3-5 years and their caregiver.  Siblings outside the programs age range welcome!

The Waverly Video Game Club

6:00pm–8:00pm
Everyone
Waverly Branch
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Waverly Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:
Level up at the Waverly Video Game Club! Join us at the library to hang out, challenge your friends (or make new ones), and dive into some exciting video games together.

Book Club

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Monrovia Branch
Library Branch: Monrovia Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Love talking about the books you read?  Challenging yourself to read more?  Looking to meet some folks in the area?  Need a night out of the house?  Whatever the reason we'd love to have you at our book club!

Acoustic Jam

6:00pm–8:00pm
Everyone
Waverly Branch
Library Branch: Waverly Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Other
Event Details:
Grab your guitar, fiddle, banjo, or any acoustic instrument and join us at the Waverly Branch for a fun jam session on the last Tuesday of each month!

Waverly Walkers Book Club

6:30pm–8:30pm
Adults
Off Site
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:
Step into a good book - and the great outdoors - with our walking book club! Each month, we'll meet at Old Town Waverly Park to enjoy a stroll and lively conversation.

Preschool Storytime

10:30am–11:30am
Children, Family
Monrovia Branch
Library Branch: Monrovia Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Family
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

The same Storytime fun, but with a Summer Reading twist! Join Ms. Elizabeth & Ms. Kathy for stories, crafts, games, songs and more. Can't make it at 10:30? Catch the encore at 1:30!

Preschool Storytime

1:30pm–2:30pm
Children, Family
Monrovia Branch
Library Branch: Monrovia Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Family
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

The same Storytime fun, but with a Summer Reading twist! Join Ms. Elizabeth & Ms. Kathy for stories, crafts, games, songs and more. Can't make it at 1:30? Catch the morning group at 10:30!

Tween Wednesdays

4:00pm–5:00pm
Main Library (Martinsville)
Library Branch: Main Library (Martinsville)
Room: Children's Program Room
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM, Other
Event Details:

Join us for crafts, games, snacks, and much more.  This program is for kids ages 9-12. 

Thursdays Things: Strata Snacks

10:00am–11:00am
Children, Tweens
Monrovia Branch
Library Branch: Monrovia Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: STEM, Other
Event Details:

Time for another episode of Thursday Things! On July 2nd we will learn about strata, with snacks, in archaeology inspired activities. 

Other Lands

4:00pm–6:00pm
Tweens, Teens, Adults
Waverly Branch
Library Branch: Waverly Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:
Explore Other Lands in this Dungeons and Dragons style role-playing adventure. Beginners welcome!

Afternoon Adventures

4:30pm–5:15pm
Children
Main Library (Martinsville)
Library Branch: Main Library (Martinsville)
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Event Details:

It's a Storytime for the school age crowd!  Join us for an afternoon story and a craft or STEAM project.  For kids in grades K-3.  Children under age 7 will need an adult helper. 

Dungeons & Dragons

6:30pm–8:15pm
Teens, Adults
Waverly Branch
Library Branch: Waverly Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:
Join us for Dungeons & Dragons!

Tiny Tots: Storytime for Toddlers & Babies

10:30am–11:00am
Babies & Toddlers
Monrovia Branch
Library Branch: Monrovia Branch
Room: Play Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Tiny Tots is a storytime for our youngest patrons and their caregivers. This fast paced, early literacy focused, program is a perfect introduction to library storytimes.

Toddler Time

10:30am–11:00am
Babies & Toddlers
Main Library (Martinsville)
Library Branch: Main Library (Martinsville)
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

It's a storytime for our littlest patrons!  This program is best suited for children ages 1-2 years and their caregivers. Siblings outside the age range for the program welcome!

Library Closed - Independence Day

All Day
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